Posts tagged with 'Fantasy'

As the saying goes, ‘a bad day in London is still better than a good day anywhere else’. When I moved to London 3 years ago, I found this to be pretty accurate (I’m sorry Northern England, I still love you, I promise! Side note: are there any Urban Fantasy books set above the Watford gap?) and, in my opinion, the only thing that could improve it is the addition of magic, monsters and frequent animal sidekicks.
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I love fungi, as anyone who’s read my novel The Waking Land has probably guessed. Not only are many colourful and slightly bizarre, they have the most fantastical names – like miniature novels filled with magic and whimsy. Here are a few of my favourites, along with the stories they could tell.
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We’ve come full circle! The Open Submissions process all started with an announcement on this very website and so it seems fitting that it ends here too, with the news of an exceptionally exciting acquisition.
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This month we’ve returned to a favourite fantasy series, been unexpectedly wowed by a Marvel franchise, and seen horror in a new light. Here are the best things the team has read and watched in March.
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While we all grew up wishing Pokemon were real and are spending our adult years yearning for space travel, there are some fantasy worlds we couldn’t be paid to visit. Here’s a few of the most terrifying places found in science fiction and fantasy.
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Irish folklore goes deep when it comes to weird creatures, spooky old women and epic tales of magic and wizardry. Leprechauns barely scratch the surface, and you’re more likely to bag yourself a horrific generation-spanning curse than a pot of gold when dealing with legendary Irish figures. Here are some of the best myths, legends and folklore from the home of Halloween, along with where you might spot them in contemporary fantasy and horror.
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What do you do when you love a book more than words (or tweets) can express? When no amount of rereads can ever sate you? When a book speaks to you on such a deep level that it becomes a defining part of who you are?
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At Hodderscape Towers, we don’t do Hallmark Valentines. We get the galactic dictionaries out and learn a new geeky language, and woo our beloved on the day by telling them, “I love you” in Dothraki, or Klingon, or Wookie. We propose in Elvish, and we officiate our weddings with a passionate Thu’um. Here’s a list of romantic phrases in fictional languages from Star Wars, Game of Thrones, and some more of our favourite sci-fi and fantasy books, TV shows, games and films.
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